Does EVERY planet have a colony, ships and defences

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I ran my first game last eve (a random) and found that every single planet I scouted had either a fledgling colony, or a bunch of ships, or a pirate base. Not a one was empty. Is this common?

It makes it tough to expand when you can't go beyond your home planet till you've built up a reasonably tough enough fleet to take on 5-10 AI ships, much less a colony or enemy home planet.

Thanks!
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
The starting planets around your home should only have 2-3 ships, but deeper in they start having more and more.

But yes, every planet that can be colonized has some NPCs around it by default.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
It doesn't take that long to build up a fleet to fight militia if you take advantage of the "First Capital Ship Free" deal. Are you doing that?
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
A strong fleet for any race doesn't take long if you have a free Cap ship.